Port Vale boss Neil Aspin will demand his players don’t let their standards drop as they head to Morecambe tomorrow looking for back to back wins.

The Valiants moved out of the League Two relegation zone with Saturday’s impressive 3-1 win at home to Cheltenham but Aspin says there is lots of hard work to come if they are to continue to pull away from trouble.

He has been pleased with the players' attitude in his two games – the 1-2 home defeat to Grimsby and the Cheltenham victory. Now he is looking forward to testing them away from home.

He said: “You would be an absolute idiot to get carried away after one game. We are third bottom of the league and have only won two games all season. No, it is a big job ahead and this is one positive step, but it is going to take a lot of work.

“We are obviously prepared to do that work. In terms of effort and commitment I was happy with what the players did on Saturday. I was happy in the first game too in that I thought they tried hard and were genuine although they lost. They gave their all and they have to continue to do that.

He said: “I have tremendous respect for the job that he does. They are competitive in this league and have players that are willing to die for the cause and put in 100 per cent effort which is testament to the manager and his staff. We cannot afford to be outworked by them, regardless of the result.